Alachua Co. Hospitality Council
Home About Us Jobs Events
Attractions Business Education Hotels Restaurants
2019 2018
Contact Apply Community Outreach
HomeAbout Us Members Attractions Business Education Hotels Restaurants JobsEvents Photos 2019 2018 Contact Contact Apply Community Outreach
Alachua Co. Hospitality Council

Monthly Events

The Alachua County Hospitality Council meets on the FIRST Wednesday of every month. Members are allowed to bring one guest from their organization to each meeting. You can invite non-member friends to join us and learn more about the organization. Apply for new membership here. 


Jan
16
12:00 PM12:00

January Meeting

  • Wednesday, January 16, 2019
  • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30
  • Hampton Inn I-75 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for the first meeting of 2019!

View Event →
Lunch: Holiday Inn University
Nov
7
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: Holiday Inn University

  • Wednesday, November 7, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Holiday Inn University Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This month's guest speaker is Ricky Quintana, Implementation & Training Manager and Five Points Of Life Race Weekend Director at LifeSouth Community Blood Center. 

View Event →
Tour: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Oct
10
3:30 PM15:30
Property Tour

Tour: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

  • Wednesday, October 10, 2018
  • 3:30 PM 5:30 PM 15:30 17:30
  • Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Lunch:  Hilton UF Conference Center
Sep
5
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon, Property Tour

Lunch: Hilton UF Conference Center

  • Wednesday, September 5, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Hilton University of Florida Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This month's guest speaker is Sarah Vidal-Finn, Director of the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency. 

View Event →
Lunch: Fairfield Inn and Suites
Aug
8
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: Fairfield Inn and Suites

  • Wednesday, August 8, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Fairfield Inn and Suites (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Lunch: DoubleTree by Hilton Gainesville
Jul
11
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: DoubleTree by Hilton Gainesville

  • Wednesday, July 11, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Gainesville (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Guest speaker: Stephanie Darilus, PACE Center for Girls

View Event →
Lunch: Backstreet Blues Chop House
Jun
6
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: Backstreet Blues Chop House

  • Wednesday, June 6, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30
  • Backstreet Blues Chop House (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Tourism Week with Visit Gainesville
May
9
12:00 PM12:00
Tourism Week, Annual Awards

Tourism Week with Visit Gainesville

  • Wednesday, May 9, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us to celebrate National Tourism Week!

View Event →
Lunch: Hampton Inn Gainesville
Apr
4
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: Hampton Inn Gainesville

  • Wednesday, April 4, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Hampton Inn Gainesville (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Happy Hour: Drury Inn
Mar
7
3:30 PM15:30
Monthly Luncheon, Property Tour

Happy Hour: Drury Inn

  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • 3:30 PM 5:30 PM 15:30 17:30
  • Drury Inn (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Would you like to host this meeting?
Please email one of the board members or info@hospitalitycouncil.com for details or to volunteer. 

View Event →
Lunch: Hilton UF Conference Center
Feb
7
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: Hilton UF Conference Center

  • Wednesday, February 7, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Hilton UF Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Lunch: Best Western Gateway Grand
Jan
10
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch: Best Western Gateway Grand

  • Wednesday, January 10, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Best Western Gateway Grand (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Holiday Banquet & Party
Dec
7
6:30 PM18:30
Annual Awards, Monthly Luncheon

Holiday Banquet & Party

  • Thursday, December 7, 2017
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • Bar352 at Doubletree by Hilton (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An evening event to kick off the holidays and enjoy a night filled with fun, friends, and celebration of a job well done this year!

View Event →
Lunch at Holiday Inn University
Nov
8
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Holiday Inn University

  • Wednesday, November 8, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Holiday Inn Gainesville-University Ctr (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Special guest speaker: Visit Florida

Info TBA

View Event →
Tour of Dudley Farm
Oct
4
3:30 PM15:30

Tour of Dudley Farm

  • Wednesday, October 4, 2017
  • 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00
  • Dudley Farm (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A group trip to this historic homestead showcasing Florida farm life from the 1850s to the 1940s.

View Event →
Lunch at Courtyard Marriott
Sep
6
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Courtyard Marriott

  • Wednesday, September 6, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Courtyard Gainesville (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Special guest speaker: UF Tourism.

Info TBA

View Event →
Lunch at Springhill Suites
Aug
9
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Springhill Suites

  • Wednesday, August 9, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • SpringHill Suites Gainesville (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us and guest speaker, Mary Reichardt of Shop at Butler / Butler Enterprises, to get the brand-new Butler Plaza way finding material, brochure and an exclusive special announcement for HosCo members. See you there. 

View Event →
Happy Hour at A. Quinn Jones  Museum
Jul
12
4:00 PM16:00
Happy Hour

Happy Hour at A. Quinn Jones Museum

  • Wednesday, July 12, 2017
  • 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 16:00 17:30
  • A. Quinn Jones Museum (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Updated location: the new A Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center.

View Event →
Happy Hour at Best Western Gateway Grand
Jun
7
4:00 PM16:00
Happy Hour

Happy Hour at Best Western Gateway Grand

  • Wednesday, June 7, 2017
  • 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 16:00 17:00
  • Best Western Gateway Grand (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for a Summer Happy Hour at Best Western Gateway Grand

View Event →
Visit Gainesville Hosts
May
10
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon, Tourism Week

Visit Gainesville Hosts

  • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Eastside High School
12-1pm

National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), America's annual salute to travel and tourism, is May 7-13, 2017.

Start planning for #NTTW17 and learn more about it here

View Event →
Lunch at TownePlace Suites
Apr
5
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at TownePlace Suites

  • Wednesday, April 5, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • TownePlace Suites Gainesville (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Happy Hour at the Zoo
Mar
15
3:30 PM15:30
Happy Hour

Happy Hour at the Zoo

  • Wednesday, March 15, 2017
  • 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00
  • SFC Teaching Zoo (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Lunch at Hampton Inn I-75
Feb
8
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Hampton Inn I-75

  • Wednesday, February 8, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Hampton Inn I75 Gainesville (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Lunch at Country Inn & Suites
Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Country Inn & Suites

  • Wednesday, January 11, 2017
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 12:00 13:00
  • Country Inn & Suites (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS
View Event →
Holiday Lunch at the Thomas Center
Dec
7
12:00 PM12:00
Annual Awards, Monthly Luncheon

Holiday Lunch at the Thomas Center

  • Wednesday, December 7, 2016
  • 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 12:00 14:00
  • Thomas Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Kick off the holidays with close the year with our annual member meeting at the Thomas Center. We will also host the annual Council Award ceremony.

View Event →
Lunch & Tour of DoubleTree by Hilton Gainesville
Nov
9
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch & Tour of DoubleTree by Hilton Gainesville

  • Wednesday, November 9, 2016
  • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30
  • DoubleTree Gainesville, FL (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for our monthly meeting and a suite tour of the newly renovated DoubleTree by Hilton on Archer Road.

View Event →
Happy Hour at Residence Inn
Oct
5
3:30 PM15:30
Happy Hour

Happy Hour at Residence Inn

  • Wednesday, October 5, 2016
  • 3:30 PM 5:30 PM 15:30 17:30
  • Residence Inn Gainesville I-75 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for Happy Hour in the Residence Inn lounge area. 

View Event →
Lunch at Hilton Garden Inn
Sep
7
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Hilton Garden Inn

  • Wednesday, September 7, 2016
  • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30
  • Hilton Garden Inn   (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for our monthly meeting and learn about this quarter's upcoming local events. 

View Event →
Lunch at Country Inn & Suites
Aug
10
12:00 PM12:00
Monthly Luncheon

Lunch at Country Inn & Suites

  • Wednesday, August 10, 2016
  • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30
  • Country Inn & Suites (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for our monthly meeting and the reveal of our new website! 

View Event →
Jul
6
3:30 PM15:30
Monthly Luncheon, Annual Awards, Amazing Race, Tourism Week

Happy Hours at Kelly's Kreations

  • Wednesday, July 6, 2016
  • 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00
  • Kelly's Kreations (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

WHEN: Wednesday July 13, 2016 4:30 pm
WHERE: Kelly's Kreations
14911 Main St, Alachua, FL 32615

View Event →

Interested in Membership?

THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO HEAR!

start here

REPORTS

MEETING MINUTES

TREASURER'S REPORT

GSC QUARTERLY

LET'S CONNECT

EVENTS

SEE PHOTOS

ABOUT US

Copyright © 2018 Alachua County Hospitality Council. All Rights Reserved.